Assistant Principal
Employment
Full time, Permanent
Subject
Leadership
Sector
Government
School type
Primary
Salary range
Closing date
6 April 2026
Posted 27 Mar 2026
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309
Total students
51%
Boys
49%
Girls
34.2
Teaching FTE
19.7
Non-teaching FTE
732
ICSEA value
2nd percentile · Lower SES
63%
EAL/D Background
78%
Indigenous students
Source: ACARA My School data
Role description
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
As a senior member of the school’s leadership team, the Assistant Principal plays a key role in the leadership, development and delivery of programs to the Tennant Creek Primary School community to achieve optimal educational outcomes for students, including providing leadership and driving curriculum and pedagogy. A core responsibility of this position would be to lead the Early Years area of schooling in curriculum delivery of literacy and numeracy.
Context statement
Tennant Creek Primary School is a remote school based in Tennant Creek, which is approximately 500kms north of Alice Springs. The school has approximately 500 enrolments which is inclusive of Families as First Teachers (FaFT), Pre-school, Primary, Special Education Learning Centre and Mungkarta Homelands schooling contexts. The Primary School cohort includes 75% of students who are Indigenous, with 70% coming from English as an additional language/dialect (EAL/D) backgrounds.